Amazing kid dance video: 8-year-olds krumpin' hella tight

Director Joe Sabia, who's been collaborating with us on the Boing Boing Video in-flight entertainment channel on Virgin America, found this crazy video of some 8-year-old dancers Krumping. What amazes me most isn't the phenomenal krumpin' the one kid does for such a long period of time in this video, but the sight of the two other 8-year-old boys next to him, standing still for more than 10 seconds.

Ya know, kids aren’t given enough credit for what they are capable of at their current age.

Don’t ask me why this video made me think about this, but think back to when we were still hunter-gatherers or to even the nomadic tribes from the last 5-6,000 years. Kids were protected, but they were required to be productive members of the tribe/clan. Watch the younger babies, keep the sheep, etc, etc. In our day, we don’t seem to think that kids can keep their rooms picked up or do their own laundry.

MrsBug: I’d like to see the study on that one and if you have proof that you’ve kept from the anthropogical society then you should publish and make a killing since we still dont know exactly in what way people lived during the bronze age (and how it differed from region to region) more than a few details.

So as interesting it is to hear about someones knowledge how children where raised back during the great migrations… its just nonsense to fit current opinion or at best speculation

Our knowledge of how children were raised within the last 2,000 years and how children are raised even in modern 3rd-world countries would seem to indicate a pattern of increased responsibilities at younger ages as required by their family unit or tribe (Yes! Small tribal societies still exist! Amazing!). Your derision of MrsBug doesn’t make any sense.

Check out a documentary called Rize, all about krumping. What these kids are doing seem to be more controlled, like a cross between krumping and up-rocking (a part of breaking). Either way, these kids rock.

Ahh.. the future of our civilization. I’m torn between offended and impressed. I like dancing and music and am a big supporter of the arts, and I think this almost counts in those categories.

I would like to get a look at the crowd on the other side of the camera who are yellin’ “Yeah Boyz!!”

I think what we are witnessing is a downward compression of youth culture. This kind of dancing used to be reserved for clubs, where you had to be at least 18 to get in. Now, I bet some of the parents of these 8-year old kids are not too far removed from that scene or age- young parents, and they are exposing their children to this “music” and dance scene; along with the exposure to the seemingly endless proliferation of dance and talent contest shows on television. Are they being shown any other aspects of the nightclub culture, the drinking, the dope smoking, the misogynist behavior? What will be the result of this? Are childhoods being lost, ala Michael Jackson? (speaking of junk-grabbing) … oh well, as long as they can get and keep jobs and keep putting into Social Security (yeah right) so I can retire someday with my nice lawn.

Perhaps it’s a good thing that they CAN dance like this, without it having to be associated with nightclubs, drug and alcohol abuse etc?

It might even be possible(though admittedly chances are slim), that they will grow in their love for what they are doing… and when they realize there is another darker culture surrounding dancing a certain way, or listening to particular types of music, that they will be able to separate themselves from it.

Did a little digging and found out that this group calls themselves “The ART of TEKNIQUE” and they’re from Sacramento. They are: Gavin (9 years), Kris (9 years) and Kida 8 (years). Here’s their Facebook page: https://www.facebook.com/TheARTofTeknique

These kids are truly amazing dancers! Such athletic moves and coordination! Nice choreography, too. I also really enjoyed seeing some glimpses of old school breakdance in there, too – nice to know it’s had its influence. I used to love watching kids break at school dances back in the day.

Wow! As a physical actor who has spent a lot of time trying to get kids to use their bodies properly . . . shit, these little guys are amazing. They know their bodies, and are totally grounded. Who taught them? I want to take a class!